Horse-check.



H. ROSENTHAL & F. C. .URNER.4

HORSE CHECK. APPLICATION FILED MAY e, .1908.

915,221'. Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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H. RSENTHAL & F. C. TURNER.

HORSE CHECK.

` APPLICATION FILED HAY 9, 1908. .91 5 ,221 Patented Mar. 16, 1909. 2 SHEETS-SHEET Z.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

HENRY ROSENTHAL AND FRANK C. TURNER, OF rlAMPA, FLORIDA.

HORSE-CHECK.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, HENRY ftosnNrHAL and FRANK C. TURNER, .citizens of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the `county of Hillsboro and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Horse-Checks, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to .devices which are :adapted to prevent horses from running away and has for an object device which will automatic-ally operate the reins to throw the full weight of the vehicle on the bit.

Another object is to throw the full weight of the vehicle gradually upon the reins so that there will not be any sudden jerk to injure the animal.

A further object is the provision of such a device that can be used for checking a horse when the driver Ais away and the horse is left alone, thus dispensing with check weights and hitching posts.

The invention has for a still further object the construction of a device of this nature that will be adaptable to vehicles of diiierent constructions and will be simple, efficient and that can be made with but a small cost to the manufacturer.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent Vfrom the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claim and that any suitable materials may be used with out departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a bottom plan View of a wagon having this attachment thereon, Fig. 2 is a top plan of the same, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, the wheels removed from the rear side, 4 is a rear elevation, Fig. 5 is a detailed View of the treadle employed.

Referring to the drawings, designates the body of a wagon having the usual axles 11 and 12 and the wheels 13. The rear axle 12 is substantially rectangular in cross section and supports a plurality of sleeves 14 which encircle said axle 12 and carry arms 15 forwardly and upwardly extending from the front side of said sleeves 14. Suitable liournals 16 are carried on the upper eX- tremities of said arms 15 which slidably and rotatably support a horizontally disposed shaft 17. On one extremity of said shaft 17 Specification of `Letters Patent.

Application filed May .9, 1908= PatentedMarch 16, 1909.

`Serial No. 431,932.

a gear 18 is carried, the same being rigidly mounted on the shaft 17 and being slightly tapered outwardly. A second gear 19 is carried upon the inner end of the hub 29 of one of the rear wheels 13, said gear 19 also being tape-red but the tapered end Aenten-ding inwardly toward the body of the wagon. lntermediately disposed upon said axle 12 is a sleeve 21 carrying an upwardly projecting arm 22 the u per end 23 of which is bent forwardly at rig it angles to the arm 22.. A bell crank lever 24 is pivotally mounted upon said bent end 23 and is slidably Yconnected to the shaft 17 by the forked Aarm 25. The shaft 17 carries two sleeves 26 and 27 which are adjustably secured thereto by set screws 28 and which are adapted to engage the forked arm of the bell crank leve-r 24 for the purpose of longitudinally reciprocating said shaft 17. The opposite arm 29 of the bell crank lever 24 is provi/ded with an eye 30 into which the rear end of a connecting rod 31 is ladapted to be secured.

The shaft 17 carries centrally a drum 32 which is rigidly mounted thereon and rotates therewith when said shaft is actuated. Secured in the periphery of the drum 32 is a connecting strap 33 which is adapted to be wound on the drum 32 for a purpose herein after described. A metallic strip 34 is secured longitudinally to the under side of the bottom 35 of the bod 10. At its rear end, extending downwardly are links 37 which carry a roller 36 for the reception of a connecting strap 33. The connecting strap 33 passes forwardly in parallel with the strip 34 to the forward end where it is engaged by the rollers 33 and 39 and passes to the end roller 4() of the strip 34. The rollers 38 and 39 are disposed near the front end of the strip 34, the roller 3S being directly engaged by the upper ends of the depending lugs 41 of the metal strip 34 while the roller 39 is disposed directly beneath in the lower ends of said lugs 4].. The metallic strip 34 is curved u wardly and forwardly from the point of tige formation of the lugs 41 and supports the roller in lugs 42 at its upper end. The strap 33 is forked at its upper end forming the branches 43 and 44 each of which carries a buckle 45 to be secured to the reins.

The strap 33 is looped centrally as at 52 and held in that position by the tension of a spring 46 which is connected to the strap 33 at the opposite ends of the looped portion. The connecting rod 31 is fastened at the front end to the lower extremity of the foot leverv 47 which carries a pedal 48 at its upper forward end and which also carries a rearwardly projecting arm 49 having a pedal 50 at its outer extremity. The lever 47 passes upward through the bottom of the wagon bod 10 and is pivoted to the under side of the ottom 35 as at 51. A boxing 53 is positioned on the bottom 35 of the wagon 1() for the purpose of protecting the loop 52 and spring 46.

In operation, the foot lever 48 is thrown forward which pushes on the connecting rod 31 and swings the bell crank lever 24. The forked arm 25 engaging the sleeve 27 on the shaft 17 withdraws the gear 18 from engagement with the gear 19 and allows the strap 33 to unwind from the drum 32 thus releasing the reins. lf a horse runs away the driver presses his foot upon the edal 50 of an arm 49 forcing the same bac Wardly. By this movement the connecting rod 31 throws the arm 29 of the lever 24 forwardly and swings the forked lever 25 outwardly abutting against the sleeve 26 and carrying the-shaft 17 to throw the gear 18 in operative position. As the wheel 13 is in rotation the gear 19 turns the meshing gear 18 and rotates the shaft 17 and drum 32. This winds the strap 33 on said drum 32 shortening the same. Owing to the spring 46 the tension upon the reins will be gradual and will not be fully apwagon, a gear in slidable engagement with the first gear, a shaft for supporting said second gear, journals carried by the axle of said wagon adapted to slidably and rotatably carry said shaft, a bell crank lever en said axle, a forked arm on said lever, said forked arm adapted to engage said shaft, sleeves on said shaft, a connecting rod carried by said lever, a foot lever for supporting said connecting rod at its opposite end and to operate the same, a drum on said shaft, a strap on said drum, a metallic strip carried by the bottom of said wagon, rollers on said strip, said strap adapted to pass over said rollers, a forked end on said strap, buckles carried by said forked end and a spring carried by said strap adapted to loop the same.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY ROSENTHAL. FRANK C. TURNER. YWitnesses:

JNO. A. WALTERs, R. M. RABB. 

